Panchkhal - Katmandu

On September 13, 1972 at 12:00 PM, Panchkhal - Katmandu experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Nepalese Army, with the event recorded near Dulikhel Bagmati.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 31 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Panchkhal Army Reserve, the crew encountered limited visibility. While cruising at low height, the airplane struck power cables, stalled and crashed in a field located in Dulikhel, about 20 km southeast of Katmandu-Tribhuvan Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 31 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9N-RF10, MSN 9950, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 27.6181°, 85.5458°.